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Germantown directs staff to draft official sidewalk snow-removal map as officials weigh shifting responsibilities
Summary
After extended committee discussion about cost and equipment needs, Germantown's Public Works Committee tasked staff to draft a public-facing map showing which sidewalks and trails the village will maintain and which will be private responsibility; the committee signaled preference to finalize policy and aim for implementation in 2026.
Germantown's Public Works Committee directed staff July 9 to prepare a comprehensive, public-facing sidewalk and trail snow-removal map that will show which segments the village will maintain and which segments will be the responsibility of adjacent property owners.
The committee discussed five options: continue current full maintenance, transfer all responsibility to adjacent owners, define front-yard versus back-yard responsibility, maintain only an identified core network, or adopt an official map that the village would update as development…
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